2012 PARATRIATHLON TRAINING CAMP ATHLETE PACKET

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1 2012 PARATRIATHLON TRAINING CAMP ATHLETE PACKET

The dare2tri group has grown tremendously since our camp in 2011 with over 85 athletes with physical disabilities or visual impairments and over 150 helpful volunteers.

Our goals for dare2tri involve: training new and existing athletes to better their triathlon performance and personal fitness, educating athletes and volunteers about the sport of paratriathlon, and

We are very excited to host this camp again at the RecPlex, which is the largest municipal recreational facility in America.

Whether you are a new athlete interested in triathlons or a seasoned veteran who is looking to improve particular areas, this camp is intended to meet the needs of all athletic abilities.

2 March 2012 Welcome dare2tri Athletes! Thank you for showing interest in our 2 nd annual dare2tri Paratriathlon Training Camp to take place from June 8-10 th at the RecPlex Recreational Facility in Pleasant Prairie, WI. The dare2tri group has grown tremendously since our camp in 2011 with over 85 athletes with physical disabilities or visual impairments and over 150 helpful volunteers. Last season we had athletes complete their first triathlon, athletes who bettered their personal goals and athletes who qualified for this year s National Paratriathlon Championships! Our goals for dare2tri involve: training new and existing athletes to better their triathlon performance and personal fitness, educating athletes and volunteers about the sport of paratriathlon, and working with local and non-local race directors to help make their races paratriathlon friendly. We are very excited to host this camp again at the RecPlex, which is the largest municipal recreational facility in America. The RecPlex offers a state-of-the-art 50 meter competition pool, a cycling studio, indoor track and ample gym space. We will also use the bike/run trail which circles the shores of Lake Andrea. Whether you are a new athlete interested in triathlons or a seasoned veteran who is looking to improve particular areas, this camp is intended to meet the needs of all athletic abilities. With USAT certified coaches and qualified volunteers on staff, we aim to provide a high quality experience for all participants. Each day will focus on the techniques of all three disciplines of triathlon: swim, bike and run. There will also be emphasis on nutrition, strength training, recovery, setting up your transition area, and equipment maintenance. Lastly, athletes will have the opportunity to participate in a super-sprint triathlon held on the facility grounds. Please take a look at the attached athlete packet for more information about the camp and specific details. We look forward to having you attend the 2 nd annual dare2tri Paratriathlon Training Camp! Sincerely, The dare2tri Team Keri Schindler, Daniel Tun, and Melissa Stockwell FOUNDING PARTNERS

3 Location of Paratriathlon Training Camp RecPlex Sports Center 9900 Terwall Terrace Pleasant Prairie, WI Hotel and Transportation Radisson Hotel & Conference Center (Host Hotel) th Street Pleasant Prairie, WI Camp Registration Cost included your stay at the Radisson Hotel. There will be accessible transportation between the RecPlex and Radisson Hotel Nearest Airport to Host Hotel: General Mitchell International Airport 5300 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, WI Camp Registration Cost The cost of this year s dare2tri Paratriathlon Training Camp is $300 per athlete. This cost covers hotel stay, meals, transportation, facilities, equipment needs, and staffing for the entire camp. Athlete scholarships are available through dare2tri to help offset the camp cost. Please contact us if you are interested in the athlete scholarship; scholarships are given on a case by case basis. Please make checks payable to: dare2tri Paratri Club Send checks to: Dare2Tri Credit Card Payments: 847 N. Damen, Apt. 2R Contact Keri Schindler at Chicago, IL FOUNDING PARTNERS

4 Meals Meals that will be covered in the cost include: Friday, June 8 th Lunch *Dinner on your own* Saturday, June 9 th Breakfast (To-Go meal provided by Radisson Hotel) Lunch Dinner Sunday, June 10 th - Breakfast (To-Go meal provided by Radisson Hotel) BBQ sponsored by ULINE Vegetarian options will be available upon request. There are local restaurants which deliver to the hotel as well as on-site dining at the Chancery Pub and Restaurant. Schedule of Paratriathlon Training Camp Friday, June 8 th Saturday, June 9 th Sunday, June 10 th TIME ACTIVITY 8:00am 9:00am Arrival at RecPlex 9:00am 10:00am Meet and Greet, Camp Overview 10:00am 12:00pm Clinic #1: Ambulatory Swim and Wheelchair Bike 12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch 1:30pm 3:00pm Clinic #2: Wheelchair Swim and Ambulatory Run 3:30pm 5:00pm Clinic #3: Wheelchair Run and Ambulatory Bike 8:30am 10:00am Ambulatory Run and Wheelchair Bike 10:30am 12:00pm Ambulatory Bike and Wheelchair Run 12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch 1:30pm 3:00pm Open Water Swim Group #1 and Transition Group #2 3:30pm 5:00pm Open Water Swim Group #2 and Transition Group #1 6:30pm Pre-race Pasta Dinner 8:30am 11:00am Super Sprint Triathlon 11:30am 1:00pm Closing BBQ sponsored by ULINE **Schedule subject to change** FOUNDING PARTNERS

DARE2TRI COACHING STAFF Stacee Seay Head Coach Stacee is a Level III USA Cycling and USAT Level I Triathlon Certified Coach and has been a competitive cyclist for years.

Her true zeal shows up when she uses her knowledge of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology, and how that knowledge translates into performance for athletics.

Keri Schindler Keri is a Level I USAT certified coach. She is also the program director for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.

5 DARE2TRI COACHING STAFF Stacee Seay Head Coach Stacee is a Level III USA Cycling and USAT Level I Triathlon Certified Coach and has been a competitive cyclist for years. She has great passion for both cycling and running. Her true zeal shows up when she uses her knowledge of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology, and how that knowledge translates into performance for athletics. She has been working with physicaldisabilities athletes over the past few years and has gained a direct knowledge on how to train each individual athlete. Keri Schindler Keri is a Level I USAT certified coach. She is also the program director for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association. She has a passion for adaptive sports and is a huge advocate for getting athletes of all kinds to the start and finish line. Her enthusiasm for all adaptive sports is unmatched. As an athlete herself, she has guided visually impaired runners in multiple marathons and run alongside athletes with disabilities for local Chicago races. In 2011, Keri completed her first Ironman in Madison, WI. Dan Tun Dan is a USAT Level I, USAT Youth & Junior, and USA Hockey Level III certified coach. Dan is the Special Recreation Coordinator for the Chicago Park District and specializes in Adaptive & Paralympic Sports. Not only has he completed over 20 triathlons including two Ironman-distance races, but he has also guided multiple runners and triathletes with physical disabilities and visual impairments around the Chicago-land area. Melissa Stockwell Melissa is a Level I USAT certified coach. She is an Iraq war veteran and an above-the-knee amputee. Melissa is the current World Champion of the Tri2 class in the sport of Paratriathlon and competed in swimming at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. She currently works at Scheck and Siress Prosthetics, and is a mentor and role model to other amputees she meets. She looks forward to working with all the athletes new to the sport of triathlon and can t wait to cross the finish line with them. Team Prosthetist David Rotter Dave is a Prosthetist and Orthotist working at Scheck and Siress Prosthetics. He specializes in fitting amputees with sports prostheses, and has helped get many of his patients up and doing things they never thought possible. Dave is passionate about his work and continues to be a local leader in getting amputees back into athletics.

Featured Camp Coaches and Presenters Sandy Dukat Two-Time Paralympian and World Champion Paratriathlete Sandy Dukat captured two bronze medals while competing in at the 2002 Paralympic Games in Salt

In 2008, Sandy won both the World Triathlon Championships (Vancouver, Canada) for the female above the knee amputee category as well as the US Disabled National Triathlon Championships (NYC).

6 Featured Camp Coaches and Presenters Sandy Dukat Two-Time Paralympian and World Champion Paratriathlete Sandy Dukat captured two bronze medals while competing in at the 2002 Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City, UT. At the 2004 World Championships in Austria, Dukat earned three bronze medals. At the 2006 Paralympic Games in Torino, Italy she captured the bronze. In 2008, Sandy won both the World Triathlon Championships (Vancouver, Canada) for the female above the knee amputee category as well as the US Disabled National Triathlon Championships (NYC). In 2009, Dukat ran her first marathon (Phoenix, AZ), setting the world record for the female above knee amputee category with the time of 4: Dukat also did Escape from Alcatraz & won the ParaTriathlon Nationals (for the female above knee amputee category) in NYC. In 2010, for the 4 th consecutive year, Dukat won the US Paratriathlon Nationals (NYC) for the female above the knee amputee category. Susan Katz Two-Time Paralympian and Ironman Finisher Susan Katz has more than 10 years experience working in the field of communications and public relations. She has previously worked at ESPN, Lakeshore Foundation and the U.S. Olympic Committee before taking on the role of Director of Paralympic & Disability Sport with World Sport Chicago in February She is also two-time Paralympian (1996, track & field; 2004, wheelchair basketball) and a Paralympic gold medalist from the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece. Since retiring from wheelchair basketball, she has taken up the sport of triathlon and last year became just the second female wheelchair athlete to officially complete an Ironman distance triathlon and was a qualifier for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Featured Camp Coaches and Presenters Jason Wening Three-Time Paralympian Jason Wening Swam in Three Paralympic Games (1992,1996, and 2000) winning 5 Gold and 1 Bronze medal.

He also has extensive open water swimming and competition experience including swimming twice in the able-bodied 5k Open Water National Championships (1999, and 2000), and finishing 5 th overall and

7 Featured Camp Coaches and Presenters Jason Wening Three-Time Paralympian Jason Wening Swam in Three Paralympic Games (1992,1996, and 2000) winning 5 Gold and 1 Bronze medal. During his career he held world records in the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 400m IM and still holds the world record in the 1500m freestyle event. He also has extensive open water swimming and competition experience including swimming twice in the able-bodied 5k Open Water National Championships (1999, and 2000), and finishing 5 th overall and winning his age group in the 2000 US Master s Swimming 5k Open Water Championships. Jason has coached swimming for able-bodied swimmers and triathletes, as well as worked with adaptive programs. Jason is a bilateral below the knee amputee. Glen O Sullivan Glen has been involved with aquatics for over 35 years as a competitor, lifeguard, instructor, instructor trainer, coach, scuba instructor and Classifier. He has coached 2 international swim teams for WASUSA and is the Technical Representative Present: Sports Technical Chair representing swim for WASUSA 2008-Present: NJDC Meet Director 2008: Swim Coach IWAS Junior Championships, Rutgers, NJ 2010: Swim Coach IWAS Junior Championships, Czech Republic 1997-Present: GLASA Swim coach 2007-Present: IPC Swim Classifier (International Trainee) 2004-Present: Swim Coach for Zion-Benton Township High School, Zion, IL 1999-Present: American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Trainer Present: ARC Lifeguard Instructor : Water Survival Instructor, US Navy Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL : Water Safety Survival Instructor, US Marine Corps : NAUI SCUDA Dive Instructor : PADI Dive Master

8 Dare2tri Paratriathlon Training Camp June 8-10 th, 2012 RecPlex Sports Center 9900 Terwall Terrace Pleasant Prairie, WI Athlete Registration Form Name: Disability: Date of Birth: Date of Onset: Address: Phone: Paratriathlon Classification (if you know): Will you be staying at the Radisson Hotel? Yes No Date of Arrival: Unless otherwise indicated you will be place in a room with another athlete. If you have a request of who you would like to room with please list their name: If you are coming with a guest and need a room to yourself please let us know that. You will be charged ½ the room rate for the guest. Please indicate what pieces of equipment you have/need: Caps and goggles: Have Need n/a Upright (2 wheel) Bike: Have Need n/a Adaptive Bike (hand or tandem): Have Need n/a Racing Wheelchair: Have Need n/a *If you need to borrow a racer or hand bike, please list your chair width size: We will do our best to accommodate your needs and provide the equipment on that day for you to use. Please indicate your level of experience with paratriathlon or any of the disciplines (swim, bike or run): Please or fax completed forms and waivers to Keri Schindler at kschindler@glasa.org or Registration Fee: $300/athlete Check Credit Card Cash Checks can be made payable to dare2tri Paratri Club and mailed to: Keri Schindler 847 N. Damen, Apt 2R, Chicago, IL Credit Cards can be processed by ing Keri at kschindler@glasa.org or calling her at

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THE NATION S FIRST PARATRIATHLON CLUB. Bringing the sport of triathlon to athletes with physical and visual disabilities. AN EVENING2INSPIRE SPONSORSHIPS ABOUT DARE2TRI Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club s mission